Chapter 23: Fight

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As Wind's blade slowly descended, he suddenly sensed several stone spears rising from the ground, aiming for him. 

"Earth Style: Earth Flow Spears!" Kaze swiftly dodged and looked in the direction of the attack, only to see one of Naruto's shadow clones. 

Knowing the mission was dangerous, Naruto had hidden a clone earlier in case something unexpected happened, though he couldn't leave many clones for fear of being detected. 

At this moment, the hidden clone launched its attack. The clone continued to form hand seals. 

"Water Style: Waterfall Jutsu!" 

"Water Style: Water Wave!" 

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!" 

Naruto's clone unleashed three consecutive water jutsu. 

Although Iwagakure's earth-style defences blocked them, they bought time for the real Naruto, who was recovering and filled the area with significant water.

By now, Naruto had nearly fully recovered and was back on his feet, his body again radiating lightning chakra. 

Now hiding behind an earth wall created by his allies, Kaze peeked out once the water jutsu subsided, noticing Naruto standing up. 

He looked at Naruto in surprise. "I'm impressed. Even a shadow clone can perform such a powerful jutsu, and your recovery is astonishing." 

"But now that your clone is revealed, how will you handle my next attack?"

Now almost fully recovered, Naruto let the Raijin Sword glow brightly in his hand. "I've already seen through your technique," he said. 

"I don't even need to block your attacks." With that, Naruto began moving swiftly. 

Kaze once again unleashed six wind blades toward Naruto, but this time, Naruto dashed through them, rendering Kaze's attacks ineffective. 

"Your speed may be fast," Naruto continued, "but the reason you vanish isn't just because of your speed—it's a special technique. I noticed it during our previous exchange."

Kaze stared at the ground beneath him and quickly realized. "So that's why you used Water Style earlier." 

"There weren't any footprints, but the water made the surface damp on dry ground, leaving tracks. That was your real reason for using Water Style."

"Now it's my turn to attack!" Naruto declared, charging at Kaze with the Raijin Sword. 

Kaze activated his secret technique again, but this time, Naruto could follow his movements, and in fact, Naruto's speed was slightly faster. 

Their intense clash caused both to be pushed back, creating a distance between them.

Naruto quickly formed hand seals, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Instantly, he created hundreds of shadow clones. 

Knowing that shadow clones divided the user's chakra among the clones, Iwagakure's ninjas weren't too concerned about the increased numbers. 

But Naruto's clones began to move into action. One group charged at the Iwagakure ninjas, while another started performing hand seals. 

"Water Style: Water Dragon Barrage!" 

Multiple water dragons surged toward the Iwagakure ninja, but they quickly responded, "Earth Style: Earth Flow Walls!" 

A series of earth walls rose, blocking the water dragons' attacks as the water flowed down the sides of the earth barriers.

"Water Style: Super Waterfall Jutsu!" Another group of Naruto's clones unleashed a massive waterfall aimed directly at the feudal lord. 

The Iwagakure ninja quickly formed hand seals. "Earth Style: Earth Fortress!" 

A towering earth wall resembling a castle seeks to shield the feudal lord from the oncoming torrent of water.

"Water Style: Multiple Water Waves!" From another direction, several clones released powerful water waves. 

"Earth Style: Multiple Earth Walls!" Several layers of earth barriers emerged, halting the advancing water, which began to trickle down the walls.

Naruto, expending a significant amount of chakra, launched wave after wave of Water Style attacks. 

At the same time, the Iwagakure ninja continually countered with Earth Style, leading to a series of massive exchanges. 

The surrounding streets were completely levelled, reduced to a barren, battle-scarred wasteland. 

The only remnants were the signs of intense jutsu usage, as if the area had never been inhabited.

The large-scale jutsu caused tremendous noise, and Naruto was certain that more powerful Iwagakure ninjas were on their way, likely arriving soon.

The combination of Water and Earth Styles created a cascade of water splashing everywhere, making the battlefield like a small rainstorm. 

Everyone was soaked, but no one noticed being wet during such a tense fight. 

For ninjas, fighting in the rain was trivial compared to the danger of the battle itself.

Naruto used this situation to his advantage, achieving his true goal. 

The next instant, the remaining twenty or so of Naruto's shadow clones formed hand seals. 

"Lightning Style: Wild Beast Rampage!" With Naruto at the centre, lightning jutsu in various forms charged through the water, attacking the Iwagakure ninja.

Streaks of lightning, shaped like ferocious beasts, surged through the battlefield under Naruto's control. 

The water enhanced the lightning's conductivity, moving with terrifying speed, transforming and attacking unpredictably. 

The Iwagakure ninjas had never witnessed such a large-scale jutsu, especially one unleashed by a single person. 

The speed, scale, and power gave them little time to react. 

Under the devastating force of the lightning, many Iwagakure ninjas were struck down, with over a hundred eliminated and countless more severely injured.

Being primarily Earth-style users, they needed an effective way to counter Naruto's lightning attacks. 

Naruto took out a significant portion of Iwagakure's forces with this one move. 

The final target of Naruto's lightning assault was the feudal lord. Just as the lightning was about to strike, Naruto noticed the feudal lord's guard starting to form hand seals. 

"Earth Style: Fortress!" A stone fortress rose from the ground, surrounding and protecting the feudal lord. 

The walls were thick, and Naruto's lightning couldn't penetrate them. But Naruto didn't hesitate, charging forward with the Raijin Sword.

Seeing Naruto rush toward the fortress, the guard named Rock shouted, "Kaze! Protect the feudal lord!" 

Naruto saw Kaze rushing to defend the lord, but Naruto's Raijin Sword had already struck the stone fortress, pouring lightning into it. 

The stone walls began to crumble, but by then, Kaze was already standing before the feudal lord.

At the same time, Naruto noticed Rock lifting a massive axe and swinging it down toward him. 

Naruto raised his sword to block. "Super Weighted Boulder Jutsu!" 

Rock activated his jutsu when their weapons clashed, and Naruto immediately felt like a thousand pounds of weight were pressing down on him. 

If not for the interference from Naruto's lightning, the weight would have likely crushed him instantly.

Feeling the immense pressure, Naruto quickly retreated, but just as he regained his balance, "Lava Style: Quicklime Congeal!" 

A wave of cement-like substance surged toward him. Fortunately, Naruto reacted quickly, jumping onto a nearby earth wall to evade the quicklime.

Naruto noticed another ninja arriving at the battlefield, likely one who had been nearby. 

The Lava-style jutsu must have been their work. If Naruto had been hit, he would have been immobilized instantly. 

Though Naruto had managed to take down many Iwagakure ninjas, he still hadn't managed to eliminate the feudal lord. 

Now, he faced three powerful enemies: one skilled in Wind Style secret techniques, a master of Earth Style, and another with a Kekkei Genkai. 

None of them would be easy to deal with.

However, Naruto observed one important thing: the guard named Kaze, marked by a distinctive insignia on his uniform, constantly stayed close to the feudal lord. 

What had once seemed like an easy fight now had these guards feeling the pressure. 

Protecting the feudal lord was their main duty, and they couldn't afford to let any harm come to them. 

As long as Naruto stayed away from the lord, they wouldn't dare leave his side to attack Naruto.

As time passed, more and more Iwagakure ninjas were arriving, making it increasingly difficult for Naruto. 

Just as he was about to use the Flying Thunder God technique to surprise and eliminate the daimyo, he suddenly felt a flash of white light. 

In the next moment, he realized his legs had disappeared. There was no pain—his legs were simply gone. 

If it had been his head, he might not have even known how he died. Only one person in the Land of Earth possessed such an ability.

Naruto, now legless, collapsed to the ground. Looking up, he saw a small old man flying in the air, his hair and beard completely white, his robes billowing. 

It was none other than the Tsuchikage, Ōnoki. Though Ōnoki was small, floating in the sky made everyone look up to him. 

All the Iwagakure ninjas on the scene bowed and greeted him, their previous tension dissipating. 

To them, the Tsuchikage's arrival meant Naruto had no chance left.

Looking down at Naruto lying on the ground, Ōnoki said, "To have forced so many of our ninjas to this point, you have reason to be proud." 

"You possess powerful Lightning Style techniques and speed akin to lightning." 

"Today, I shall bestow upon you a title: 'Ryujin' I'm sure no one here would disagree."

"Ryujin: huh? Not a bad name," Naruto replied calmly from the ground.

Surprised by Naruto's composure even in this situation, Ōnoki looked at him again and said, "I don't know which village you're from, but I admire your resolve." 

"However, you've lost your legs and are completely immobile. Your mission has failed. You likely won't have another chance to use that title."

Just then, several more ninjas arrived behind Ōnoki. He turned to them, saying, "Take him back and hand him over to the intelligence division."

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage," they responded, moving toward Naruto to take him away. However, Naruto's legs were slowly regenerating. 

To avoid suspicion, he deliberately slowed the healing process. 

As the group approached, and Ōnoki relaxed his guard, they reached out to capture Naruto—only for him to vanish instantly.

The next moment, Naruto appeared beside the daimyo, his Thunder God Sword glowing brightly again. 

He slashed swiftly toward the daimyo. Though legless, the daimyo was a binary bitterly incapable of defending against Naruto's attack. 

The two bodyguards protecting the daimyo had let their guard down, and by the time they realized Naruto's presence, it was too late to use any jutsu to block his blade. 

They opted for "saving the head by attacking the tail," directly targeting Naruto.

Their judgment wasn't wrong—if Naruto were hit by their combined attacks, he would die or be severely injured. 

However, they forgot one thing: Naruto didn't care about getting hurt. At this moment, their vast experience in combat worked against them. 

Lightning Chakra burst forth from Naruto again, forming a protective Raijin armour. He adjusted his body to avoid vital areas as much as possible.

In the midst of all this, the Land of Earth's daimyo—surrounded by elite ninjas and even Ōnoki, one of the Five Kage—was beheaded by Naruto. 

Every Iwagakure ninja was in complete disbelief. 

How could a dying enemy, missing both legs, assassinate their daimyo in front of so many powerful ninjas? 

Not even the other Kage would have pulled off such a feat. But their disbelief quickly turned to fury. 

Every Iwagakure ninja charged at Naruto with reckless abandon, and even Ōnoki prepared to evaporate him on the spot.

Naruto immediately used the Flying Thunder God technique, disappearing before their eyes. 

Just as he had suddenly attacked the daimyo, Ōnoki couldn't believe what he saw. 

Not only did this ninja assassinate the daimyo right before him, but he also managed to escape. 

If Naruto wasn't captured, Ōnoki's reputation would be in shambles.

Relying on his vast experience, the Tsuchikage quickly realized that Naruto had used some teleportation technique, though he wasn't sure what kind. 

Given Naruto's injuries, Ōnoki guessed he couldn't have gotten far. As more Iwagakure ninjas continued to arrive, Ōnoki issued an order:

"Search a 10-kilometer radius for the assassin! Deploy every sensor ninja we have! Lock down all bor Land of Earth—do borders, let even a bird escape!" 

"Once the assassin is found, do whatever it takes to hold him until reinforcements arrive." 

"This is an S-rank criminal who assassinated our daimyo. Capture him at any cost!"

Following his command, all ninjas swiftly mobilized. The Land of Earth was placed on high alert like never before. 

This was a disaster for the Land of Earth, using an exceptional daimyo on a ceremonial day. 

The culprit, now labelled "Ryujin," became the most wanted S-rank criminal in the nation, and his image was plastered everywhere overnight.

Having killed the daimyo, Naruto had not yet escaped the Land of Earth. 

His second use of the Flying Thunder God drained all his chakra, and he could only teleport to a nearby forest not far from the battlefield. 

Though he had narrowly escaped danger, Naruto couldn't rest. 

He immediately consumed several chakra pills and quickly focused on regenerating his legs. 

However, once his legs had healed, no chakra was left for another Flying Thunder God teleport, and he had no more chakra pills. 

Naruto had no choice but to walk, trying to put as much distance as possible between himself and the battlefield.

During his escape, Naruto knew that Iwagakure's pursuit team would soon be on his tail, and he was sure that a large group of sensor-type ninjas would be deployed. 

A ninja without chakra was no different from an ordinary person, and Naruto was exhausted, moving forward on sheer willpower alone. 

Yet he pressed on, refusing to let Iwagakure finish him off.

At that moment, Naruto entered his mental space, hearing Kurama's voice: "Kid, running out of chakra, huh? I don't feel like rotting in a cell with you."

As soon as Kurama finished speaking, Naruto felt the familiar surge of red chakra enveloping him, instantly filling him with immense power. 

Just then, he heard a voice shout, "Captain, over there!"

Naruto smiled slightly. It seemed he owed Kurama a thank you this time, as there would have been no way to escape otherwise.

Naruto could have used the Flying Thunder God technique to immediately urn the Land of Fire. 

Instead, a place came to mind, a place in the Land of Earth to which he felt a special attachment. 

Without hesitating, he used the Flying Thunder God technique to teleport there—to the village he had first visited when he arrived in the Land of Earth.

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